is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
monster cat; cat with magical powers
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
literally; to the letter; literal
library (usu. single-room); small library
the opposite direction; the other way
classification; sorting (out); grouping; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
payment (of taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
gossip; corner of the mouth
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
declaration; proclamation; announcement
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
indeed; really; truly; very much
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth